biina:

and still they say Man City wont qualify for the CL. August don reach, we willl soon see

Are the CL rep teams decided in August?
Dont be an idiot. . .
The squad depth, balance and consistency of that team wont be decided in a full season
Mind you, injuries will rear it's ugly head too!
Stop being a dumbo

MrCrackles:

Are the CL rep teams decided in August?
Dont be an idiot. . .
The squad depth, balance and consistency of that team wont be decided in a full season
Mind you, injuries will rear it's ugly head too!
Stop being a dumbo

debosky:

Injury has already reared it's head Brash - Kompany is out for a long stretch with a toe injury, Santa Cruz is recovering from injury (another perpetual injury candidate) amongst others.

GBAM!

nateevs:

So their Reserves will be like
Dunne
Zabaleta
kompany
Fernandez
SWP
Petrov
Bellamy
Roque

Can't tell if I am missing out on someone. . . They are still better equipped for injuries than you.
And don't act like we don't know RVP, Rosicky, Nasri and Fab will be visiting the meds soon. .

debosky:

Injury has already reared it's head Brash - Kompany is out for a long stretch with a toe injury, Santa Cruz is recovering from injury (another perpetual injury candidate) amongst others.

proudly9ja:

We shouldn't even be discussing ManCity! As long as Hughes is manager, they will not get into the top four and as for the 2009/10 season, they would have lost a lot of matches before deciding to sack Hughes aqnd by then, the damage would have been done. But in terms of comparisons (for all the overnight City fans out there), I admit they have a deeper and stronger squad than we do. Also to their advantage is the money factor. If any player gets injured or doesn't live up, they jus sell him or bench him and buy another one come January. Unlike us, Arsene  will rather go to the youth team to look for a player or sell someone to bring another in.

biina:

Hughes wont win the EPL but will get that CL spot or who is stopping him? Arsenal? Hilarious!!!

proudly9ja:

By the way, when I say Arsene has lost it, I don't mean to say he is finished as a manager, nah, far from it[b]. However, I think Arsene and the board may have reached a compromise to remain perpetual 4th place finishers.[/b] We have officially, with the sale of Kolo and Ade and impeding sale of Eboue, become a trading club!

biina:

Hughes wont win the EPL but will get that CL spot or who is stopping him? Arsenal? Hilarious!!!

debosky:

How do you come by these conclusions?   Honestly, gooners like to fear the worst and create things out of nowhere.

I cant get my head round why gooners are shitting themselves. . . .  

biina:

Kompany is out but they still have toure, getting lescott, Onuoha, Dunne and Richards.

Santa cruz is injured but they still have Adebbayor, Tevez, Robinho, and Bellamy
Summary, they have adequate depth on their bench to cope with such injuries.

Arsenal on the other hand lack the depth or quality to deal with recent departures, forget about injuries. Nasri has opened his account for the season, and we will soon see the usual crocks of RVP, Eduardo, Rosicky et al  on the doctors table

biina:

Kompany is out but they still have toure, getting lescott, Onuoha, Dunne and Richards.
Santa cruz is injured but they still have Adebbayor, Tevez, Robinho, and Bellamy
Summary, they have adequate depth on their bench to cope with such injuries.
Arsenal on the other hand lack the depth or quality to deal with recent departures, forget about injuries. Nasri has opened his account for the season, and we will soon see the usual crocks of RVP, Eduardo, Rosicky et al  on the doctors table

tayoccu:

city this. . .
city that. . .
abeg make una gree us hear word bo
they won't acheive shyte this season.

and what makes the b'lose, maure or liverfluke safe?
footie ain't maths you know?

jalether:

I am predicting a fifth place finish for arsenal this season, to be honest you guys lack the depth

to finish fourth place or challenge for a title. reason being your squad has become weaker, only

a delusional arsenal fan will even dare compare man utd, chelsea, liverpool and man city's squad with theirs.

biina:

no need to shout. August don reach.
By August 26, first wind go don blow, and we go see fowl yansh  

see dem: Arsenal FC of Ijebuland  

jalether:

I am predicting a fifth place finish for arsenal this season, to be honest you guys lack the depth
to finish fourth place or challenge for a title. reason being your squad has become weaker, only
a delusional arsenal fan will even dare compare man utd, chelsea, liverpool and man city's squad with theirs.

What does this one know about football
We are not talking about LEATHER PRODUCTS here. . . . .sit your ho' ass down and learn more if you want your contributions to be taken serious!

Kolo Toure's potential move from Arsenal to Manchester City edged a considerable amount closer this afternoon, as the Ivorian passed his medical at the Eastlands club, according to Sky Sports News.

It had earlier been reported that a potential problem over the player's severance payment from Arsenal might scupper the deal, with Toure, who has been at Arsenal for eight years, due a loyalty bonus as he would be eligible for a testimonial at the end of his current contract, which expires in two years time.

Once the details of the severance payment have been ironed out, the move should progress quickly, with the player now discussing personal terms with the club.

Many observers had wondered when City boss Mark Hughes would make moves to strengthen his back line after signing so many strikers, and it looks now as though that process has begin in earnest.

debosky:

How do you come by these conclusions?   Honestly, gooners like to fear the worst and create things out of nowhere.

Ade was a disruptive player, he is being sold. Kolo is likely past his best he is being sold. Eboue might be sold, but he's hardly our best player in any of the positions he holds. All the aforementioned players will be missing a 4-8 week period of our season at a most crucial time with it’s attendant effects. Now I’m not saying they all should have been sold, but this in no manner makes us a selling club, whatever that means.

Securing such a good price on players in a recession is without a doubt a smart move – we will never be able to get such a price on them after this window. Granted that one of them (Kolo) might make us potentially weaker, but the window isn’t closed yet.

We all need a bit of perspective – these days of 24/7 news and constant drip drip of speculation and blog hysteria is getting to people.

Gazidis came out not too long ago to say 4th is NOT good enough and that has not changed. How we will achieve an improvement is up for debate, but the ambition at the club cannot be questioned.

Uby40:

ARSENAL WUD REGRET THIS SOONER THAN EXPECTED.
THEY HAVE JUST LOST THEIR SPOT IN BIG FOUR

Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva admits that it will be an extremely tough proposition for the club to challenge for the Premier League title this season.

The Gunners finished 18 points adrift of champions Manchester United in fourth spot last term and the club are yet to make any real headway in the transfer market this summer following the sole arrival of Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax.

With Kolo Toure on the verge of joining former team-mate Emmanuel Adebayor at Manchester City, many have predicted the Eastlands outfit to challenge the Gunners and their rivals for the title this campaign.

While the majority of Arsenal fans will be hoping their side to mount an assault on the Premier League this season, Croatian international Eduardo has moved to dampen expectations.

"It will be very hard, really very, very hard [to win the Premier League]," the 26-year-old told Sportske novosti.

"Now Kolo Toure is also leaving, so I don't know.

"But of course Arsenal is a club which is always looking for the top spots. I think our main goal will be to be in the top four next season."

With regards to Mark Hughes' Manchester City and their credentials, Eduardo believes balance could be the problem in their quest for Premier League glory.

"They are stronger, no doubt, but we have to wait and see how things are going to work," the former Dinamo Zagreb attacker added.

"For example, Adebayor and Santa Cruz can't play together. Tevez can play behind strikers and he even helps defending, but those two just can't play together.

"I would say the same as for us - it will be hard for them to win the Premier League.

nateevs:

So very soon . . . We should see them line up like this



------------------------Given-------------------------

-Richards------Toure----Lescott-------Bridge---

---------De Jong------

--------Barry---- -----Ireland------

-----Tevez --Ade/Roque- ----Robinho-



This worries me . . . and they could buy even more if they want to.